Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses